March 13, 2015

Mimi Whitefield, The Miami Herald

Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta S. Jacobson heads to Havana on Sunday for more talks aimed at renewing diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba and opening embassies.

The talks will take place on Monday and could be extended beyond a day if warranted, said a senior U.S. State Department official who briefed reporters Friday on the upcoming trip.

“There’s not a historic nature to this one,” said the official who added that the ongoing conversations had progressed to a point that both sides thought another face-to-face meeting was a good idea...